I don't believe Benning is able to publicly finesse player situations...he simply straight up says what he thinks. I can't see this as a ploy to drive up trade value ("we want him, so you have to pay more to have him")...I think he genuinely wants to re-sign him!


- SlightlyOffside

Or can we get better value on a trade if he has a contract?

Seattle
- Nucker101

Probably cost the same to get to a game there as it does Vancouver.

Or can we get better value on a trade if he has a contract?
- we_are_all_canucks

possible. depends upon what the contract term, $ cap hit and structure are, I would expect

Or can we get better value on a trade if he has a contract?
- we_are_all_canucks

Why not just go to UFA and hike up the price

Fwiw

https://twitter.com/imacS...status/958496763052085248
- Codes1087

Sure Benning wants to sign him, but he's not running the show, it's a billionaire who made his money building leaky condos and an eyeglass model, they'll make the right decision.

Time for the Canucks GM to be a leader not a follower. Build something that's others aspire to, be ahead of the curve.

LA just played to the strengths of the players they drafted, so did the Blackhawks.
- LeftCoaster

Do you want to rush the prospects to find out or trade or sign UFA’s for this dream?

Do you want to rush the prospects to find out or trade or sign UFA’s for this dream?
- Nighthawk

No need to rush the prospects, just be patient with them.

Need good to great goaltending...
2 top D all situation minute munchers
Top 6 F’s

Add it up for cup wins

Hey you work for SHAW right? Reports are 6500 employees are getting laid off...is your job ok??
- LordHumungous

i work for them. i cant give details but reports are only 20% accurate.

Bob mckenzie on insider trading

Canucks have had multiple offers on gudbranson but main goal for team is signing him to a multi year contract

For (frank) sakes

chance this is management driving up cost. But... canucks.. and linden... so i doubt it
- Codes1087

4 weeks to drive up the price my guess

Why not just go to UFA and hike up the price
- VANTEL

Perhaps he will. Like Linden just stated on the radio, if they can't get a deal done then they know the next step is. His response when asked about Vanek also made it sound like he will be moved by the TDL.

You're correct, I did, I support the team but not Benning and Linden.
- LeftCoaster

Broken record...

Empty seats tell me you are not the only one losing interest
- VANTEL

The signs of losing & add to that the posers move on til bandwagon time comes back.

Not allowed and cant afford to live in murica,
- Reubenkincade

Thats a very good thing IMO 😂👍
An effed up country so missing nada.

My wife and I were gonna come over tonight and take our youngest daughter to the game, she lives in Vancouver, but I said no in the end. Too much money for poop product, we'll take her out to dinner on the weekend and I'm sure we'll enjoy it a lot better than watching the current Canucks.

Imagine if they wouldn't have picked Boeser, what a train wreck they'd be this year
- LeftCoaster

The King of Woulda Coulda Shoulda award goes to......

I got 8th row behind the net (Canucks shoot twice) for $60 a seat. Pretty reasonable
- CanuckDon

Nice price indeed 👍

Sure Benning wants to sign him, but he's not running the show, it's a billionaire who made his money building leaky condos and an eyeglass model, they'll make the right decision.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Also well known slum lords

Do you want to rush the prospects to find out or trade or sign UFA’s for this dream?
- Nighthawk

You'll have to elaborate on this so I can get a better handle on WTF you're talkin about.

Linden on Benning contract extension: "I think he's done a good job. We've had discussions in what an extension would look like. Focused on the year and the task at hand."

Twitter...

Gudbranson agent Mark Guy on potentially re-signing with #Canucks ,“They would like to try and sign Erik, the goal is to get something done. If not, we would expect they would try and move him before deadline.”

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Honest question...are they? I've tried to find a good source for this (quant hockey has page that is broken for me) and haven't found anything definite.

Not trolling you, genuinely curious.
- SlightlyOffside

That's certainly the buzz on the street. I spent a couple of minutes trying to look it up as well. The Quant page doesn't compare career length over the past 5 years vs career length 20 years ago. Not all that helpful for the purpose of this discussion, but some sources say the average is 5 years. I think with the current focus on speed, more guys are going to be leaving the league at an ever younger age.

If you draft a decent player, not a star like Boeser, and leave him in juniors or college for a couple of years before putting him in the AHL for a year or two, then he's 23 - 24 before he's on your club. That caliber of rookie generally doesn't get relied on a ton, so maybe it's another year or two before they're a core piece of your team. So 25 or 26 is their prime years. If you're not wanting a bunch of guys who are over 30, then you don't keep your supporting cast for long before you're recycling them. Not a lot of time to build a consistent team core like some teams in the 90's did.

Maybe this is all a misconception driven by the talking heads and media clowns. Just more a general impression I guess.

Mel Pearson says Will Lockwood underwent shoulder surgery this morning, and is officially out for the season. According to Pearson, surgery went "extremely well". Story to come.

Twitter...

Gudbranson agent Mark Guy on potentially re-signing with #Canucks ,“They would like to try and sign Erik, the goal is to get something done. If not, we would expect they would try and move him before deadline.”

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- LeftCoaster

I’m ok with him coming back but it’s has to be a reasonable contract. I still think he is traded though

Linden on the future: "This doesn't happen overnight. There are no quick fixes... Got to build through the draft and continue to develop."

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“I like this team - I like the core players. This is a team we can turn around in a hurry.” - Benning

(frank) he's an idiot!